Bowne's manager made frequent remarks about age, according to the document. For example, he said that Bowne was "getting kind of long in the tooth" for the job, and "When you reach your age, you should think of retirement and not working," Bowne alleged.

The manager then engaged in a series of actions against Bowne. They included giving him a "final warning" for alleged employee complaints that Bowne said were unfounded, and reducing his bonus by 3 percent as a penalty for an alleged customer complaint, according to the document.